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South Korea are level on points with Uruguay, but have more goals and progress to the round of 16 as runners-up in the group.
With a 2-1 comeback victory over Portugal, Korea accomplished a splendid feat as they advanced to the round of 16 of the World Cup for the first time in 12 years.
The Korean and Portuguese soccer teams played Group H of the group stage of the 2022 Qatar World Cup at 0:00 (Korean time) on the 3rd at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar.
It is the third time Korea have advanced to the round of 16 in 12 years since the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, and they reached the round of 16 or higher.
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Kim Young-kwon is scoring the ball that came out of Ronaldo’s body
Korea gave the first goal to Ricardo Orta (Braga) in the 5th minute of the first half, but in the 27th minute of the first half, Lee Kang-in (Mallorca)’s corner hit Cristiano Ronaldo and Kim Young -kwon ( Ulsan) drew.
In the 46th minute of the second half, Son Heung-min (Tottenham) ran close to the penalty area and created a counter-attack opportunity, and Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), who received the pass, scored the winning goal.
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Hwang Hee-chan was replaced by Lee Jae-seong (Mainz) 30′ into the second half.
Korea national football team manager Paulo Bento received a red card for protesting the referee during the match against Ghana, so he sat in the stands instead of on the ground to watch the game. He was replaced by assistant coach Sergio Costa.
At the same time, Uruguay won 2-0 against Ghana and tied the score with the Republic of Korea, but Korea scored more goals and advanced to the round of 16 as runners-up in Group H.
While Korea managed to advance to the round of 16 after Japan and Australia, the World Cup is an unprecedented sensation in Asia.
The largest number of member countries of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) participated in this World Cup, and this is the first time that three member countries have progressed past the group stage.
Korea will play their round of 16 match against FIFA number one-ranked Brazil at Stadium 974 in Doha at 4:00 on the 6th.
